Mail-box post.



M, E. BVRANDVOLD.

IVIAIL BOX POST.

APPLICATION FILED IIIAYZI. l9l7.

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MAIL-BOX POST.

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Specicaton of Letters Patent. Pgmtgmimd'D@ jut, 191% Application filed May 21, 1917. Serial No. 169,980.

To all Lo/wm t mag/concern:

Be it knownthat I, MELVIN E. BRAND- VoLD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kathryn, in the county of Barnes, State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Mail- Y Box Posts; and lf do hereby declare the following to be va' full, clear, and exact description of the invention," such as will'enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

rlhis invention relatesl to improvements in posts and particularly to posts for supporting rural mail boxes.

One object of the present invention is toV Vprovide a post for supporting mail boxes which can be adjusted to the desired height to suit the mail collector and deliverer.

Another object is to provide a novelly constructed device of the character which will support a number of mail boxes which can be conveniently reached and manipulated by the mail man. 0

-Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following descriptionvwhen y taken in connection with the accompanying drawing. i

ln the drawing: n Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved mail box supporting post.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through the post.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing 10 represents a pipe which is properlysecured in the ground and at the desired point. Telescoped onto the upper end of the pipe is a second pipe 11, the first pipe having the transverse openings which aline with the openings of the second post,`

as shown respectively at 12 and 13, for the reception of the pin 14, whereby the two sections of the post may be adjusted vertically to the desired height.

Carried by the upper section adjacent the lower end thereof, is a rigidly secured collar, and resting on this, collar 15, and rotatably disposed around the section just named, is a loose-collar 16. Connected to the rotatable collar are the upwardly and outwardly extending arms 17.

Screwed into the upper end of the upper section 11 of the post is a plug 18, and secured on the upper face of Vsaid plug 1s metal disk 19. Disposed vertically through the plug and disk, and held in the plug from rotation, is a shaft 20, on the upper end of which is carried a horizontally disposed and rotatable wheel 21. This wheel includes the spokes 22, and on these spokes are secured the mail boxes 23. rlhe rim of the wheelis arranged to be grasped by the mail man to turn the same and present the boxes successively within easy reach for depositing or collecting mail. The upper ends of the arms 17 are secured to the rim of the wheel and lsaid arms, together with the wheel and the loose collar 16, are adapted to be turned in unison, when the mail man desires to reach the several boxes which are carried by the wheel, forremoving or depositing mail matter.

W'hat is claimed is:

A mail box support including a vertically adjustable post member, a removable member secured in the upper end of the post, a vertical shaft carried by vsaid removable member, a horizontal wheel mounted for rotation on the shaft, mail boxes carried by the wheel, a rigid collar carried by the post, a rotatable collar carried by the post and resting on the rigid collar, `and supporting arms connectedto the rotatable collar and the wheel and movable therewith.

In testimony whereof, l affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

`Mnrivrnf n. naANDvoLD.

Witnesses:

N. L. MIKxELsoN, V. E. MIKKELsoN.

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Washington, ID. C. 

